It is after sundown on April 30th...so we can say that the May festivities can begin!


May 1st or May Day has the lovely tradition of May baskets...baskets of flowers left to delight your friends and neighbors. This year, I exchanged May Baskets with Jamie...from a swap on Artsy Mama's blog.
As you can see, I received a delightful basket with a teatime for birds! The table is set with a tiny china tea service, under and arch of white/ pale pink roses! I love the little "chintz" table cover!
Thank-you Jamie!

I especially love May Day because it is the day that my first child was born! My daughter, Laura.

These are two quilt blocks of a May Basket quilt I made when she was turning 16. (BTW, that year, quilting was my therapy as I was a bit of a "basket case" from dealing with her teenage trials!)

This is a pastel floral patchwork quilt in the small size called a lap robe or nap quilt.

It features many floral print fabrics...basket blocks alternate with traditional 9-patch blocks, all set "on point".

It doesn't take much to make me happy!

I've lost the will to resist....I'm out of control.....a friend offered me a box of magazines to go through.....this may lead to a delightful day of following my bliss, clipping and collecting images rather than doing anything "responsible" !

(Of course, I do have to clock in at my job at 6:00 p.m. this evening so that will probably "save" me!)

I also couldn't resist following my bliss regarding May Baskets! I signed up for a May Basket swap over at Artsy Mama !

My daughter was born on May 1st (30 years ago...yikes!) so I have a special reason to like May baskets...besides loving to learn about all ancient traditions.